On the road to Mecca

The Hajj (Arabic: “pilgrimage”) is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so. The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to Allah.

Probably not something you ever expected to see but YouTube is airing it live. For some reason this is bizarrely fascinating to me. No – this isn’t a statement one way or the other on religion or technology. Sorry – we don’t really have much more depth around here than to occasionally complain about politics.